Basal‐Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva

Abstract

Basal‐cell carcinoma is an uncommon neoplasm on the vulva and is indistinctive in appearance there. A review of the literature shows that basal‐cell carcinomas on the vulva are insidious in development, that they are not recognized early, and that wide surgical excision is the treatment of choice.

Basal cell carcinoma of the vulva

“…This incidence is higher than the expected 2-3% reported in most previous studies [1,[3][4][5][6][8][9][10]12,13]. Nevertheless, some studies have shown that the relative frequency ranges from 0.8 to 14.7% [2,7,11].…”

“…Most distressing are the data concerning patient delay in seeking medical help [6,7,8,13]. This attitude of the patients is, most probably, due to false modesty and fear.…”

Multiple Basal‐Cell Carcinoma of the Vulva

“…The duration of disease prior to diagnosis is often protracted, with the patient seeking medical advice years after first noticing the lesion. There may be subsequent delay because of the innocuous appearance of such lesions 14 …”

Basal Cell Carcinoma on the Pubic Area: Report of a Case and Review of 19 Korean Cases of BCC from Non-sun-exposed Areas

“…Also, physicians might initially mistake these cancers for either inflammatory or infectious disease2,23. It is recommended that physicians must consider the skin cancer as a one of the differential diagnosis and biopsy of all suspect lesions should be performed, even if the BCC at these regions can sometimes seem innocuous.…”